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Bedraggle
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v. Wet thoroughly
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Beeline
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n. Direct; quick route
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Bard
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n. Poet
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Baroque
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adj. Highly ornate
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Barefaced
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Adj. Shameless; bold; unconcealed
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Barrage
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n. Barrier laid down by artillery fire; overwhelming profusion
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Barrister
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n. Counselor-at-law
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Barterer
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n. Trader
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Bask
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v. Luxuriate; take pleasure in warmth
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Bastion
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n. Stronghold; something seen as a source of protection
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Bate
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v. Let down; restrain
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Bauble
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n. Trinket; trifle
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Bawdy
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adj. Indecent; obscene
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Beatific
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adj. Showing or producing joy; blissful
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Beatify
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v. Bless or sanctify; proclaim someone dead to be one of the blessed
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Beatitude
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n. Blessedness; state of bliss
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Bedizen
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v. Dress with vulgar finery
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Befuddle
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v. Confuse thoroughly
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Beget
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v. Father; produce; give rise to
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Begrudge
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v. Resent
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Beguile
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v. Mislead or delude; cheat; pass time
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Behemoth
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n. Huge creature; something of monstrous size or power
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Beholden
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adj. Obligated; indebted
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Behoove
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v. Be necessary or proper for; be incumbent upom
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Belabor
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v. explain or go over excessively or to a ridiculous degree; assail verbally
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Belated
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adj. Delayed
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Beleaguer
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v. Besiege or attack; harrass
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Belittle
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v. Disparage; depreciate
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Bellicose
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adj. Warlike; pugnacious; naturally inclined to fight
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Belligerent ; lost in thought
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adj. Quarrelsome
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Bemoan
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v. Lament; express disapproval of
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Bemused
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adj. Confused; lost in thought' preoccupied
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Benediction
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n. Blessing
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Benefactor
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n. Gift giver; patron
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Beneficial
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adj. helpful; useful
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Beneficiary
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n. Person entitled to benefits or proceeds of an insurance policy or will
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Benevolent
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adj. generous; charitable
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Benign
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adj. Kindly; favorable; not malignant
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Benison
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n. Blessing
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Bent
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adj; n. Determined; natural talent or inclination
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Bequeath
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v. Leave to someone by means of a will; hand down
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Berate
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v. Scold strongly
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Bereavement
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n. State of being deprived of something valuable or beloved
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Bereft
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adj. Deprived of; lacking
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Berserk
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adv. Frenzied
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Beseech
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v. Beg; plead with
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Beset
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v. Harass or trouble; hem in
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Besiege
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v. Surround with armed forces; harass (with requests)
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Besmirch
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v. Soil; defile
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Bestial
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adj. Beastlike; brutal; inhuman
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Bestow
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v. Confer
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Betoken
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v. Signify; indicate
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Betray
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v. Be unfaithful; reveal (unconsciously or unwillingly
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Betroth
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v. Become engaged to marry
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Bevy
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n. Large group
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Bicameral
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adj. Two-chambered, as legislative body
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Bicker
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v. Quarrel
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Biennial
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adj. Every two years
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Bifurcated
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adj. divided into two branches; forked
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Bigotry
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n. Stubborn intolerance
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Bilious
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adj. suffering from a liver complaint; peevishly ill humored
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Bilk
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v. Swindle; cheat
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Billowing
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adj. Swelling out in waves; surging
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Bivouac
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n. Temporary encampment
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Bizarre
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adj. Fantastic; violently contrasting
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Blanch
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v. bleach; whiten
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Bland
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adj. Soothing or mild; agreeable
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Blandish
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v. Cajole; coax with flattery
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blandishment
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n. Flattery
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Blare
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n. Loud; harsh roar or screech; dazzling blare of light
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Blase
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adj. Bored with pleasure or dissipation
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Blasphemy
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n. irreverence; sacrilege; cursing
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Blatant
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adj. Extremely obvious; loudly offensive
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Bleak
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adj. Cold or cheerless; unlikely to be favorable
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Blighted
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adj. Suffering from a disease; destroyed
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Blithe
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adj. Carefree and unconcerned (perhaps foolishly so); cheerful and gay
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Bloated
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adj. Swollen or puffed as with water jor air
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Blowhard
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n. Talkative boaster
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Bludgeon
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n. Club; heavy-headed weapon
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Bluff
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adj. Rough but good-natured
n. Pretense (of strength); deception; high cliff |
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Blunder
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n. Error
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Blurt
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v. Utter impulsively
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Bluster
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v. Blow in heavy gusts; threaten emptily; bully
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Bode
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v. Foreshadow; portend
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Bogus
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adj. Counterfit; not authentic
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Bohemian
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adj. Unconventional (in an artistic way)
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Boisterous
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adj. Violent; rough; noisy
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Bolt
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n. Door bar; fastening pin or screw; length of fabric
v. Dash or dart off; fasten (a door); gobble down |
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Bombardment
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n. Attack (as with missiles)
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Bouillon
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n. Clear beef soup
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Bountiful
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adj. Abundant; graciously generous
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Bourgeois
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adj. Middle class; selfishly materialistic; dully conventional
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Bovine
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adj. Cow-like; placid and dull
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Bowdlerize
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v. expurgate
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Boycott
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v. Refrain from buying or using
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Brackish
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adj. somewhat saline
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Braggadocio
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n. Boasting
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Bolt
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n. Door bar; fastening pin or screw; length of fabric
v. Dash or dart off; fasten (a door); gobble down |
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Bombardment
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n. Attack (as with missiles)
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Bouillon
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n. Clear beef soup
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Bountiful
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adj. Abundant; graciously generous
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Bourgeois
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adj. Middle class; selfishly materialistic; dully conventional
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Bovine
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adj. Cow-like; placid and dull
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Bowdlerize
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v. expurgate
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Boycott
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v. Refrain from buying or using
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Brackish
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adj. somewhat saline
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Braggadocio
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n. Boasting
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Braggart
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n. Boaster
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Brandish
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v. Wave around; flourish
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Bravado
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n. Swagger; assumed air of defiance
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Brawn
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n. Muscular strength; sturdiness
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Brazen
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adj. insolent
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Breach
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n. Breaking of contract or duty; fissure or gap
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Breadth
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n. Width; extent
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Brevity
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n. Conciseness
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Brindled
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adj. Tawny or grayish with streaks or spots
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Bristling
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adj. Rising like bristles; showing irritation
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Brittle
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adj. Easily broken; difficult
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Broach
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v. Introduce; open up
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Brocade
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n. Rich, figured fabric
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Brochure
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n. Pamphlet
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Brooch
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n. ornamental clasp
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Brook
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v. Tolerate, endure
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Browbeat
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v. Bully; intimidate
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Browse
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v. Graze; slim or glance at causually
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Brunt
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n. Main impact or shock
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Brusque
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adv. Blunt; abrupt
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Buccaneer
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n. Pirate
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Bucolic
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adj. Rustic; pastoral
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Buffet
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n. Table with food set out for people to serve themselves
v. Slap; batter; knnock about |
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Buffoonery
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n. Clowning
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Bugaboo
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n. Bugbear; object of baseless terror
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Bullion
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n. Gold and silver in the form of bars
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Bulwark
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n. Earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends
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Bungle
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v. Mismanage; blunder
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Buoyant
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adj. Able to float; cheerful and optimistic
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Bureaucracy
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n. Over-regulated administrative system marked by red tape
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Burlesque
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v. Give an imitation that ridicules
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Buxom
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adj. Full-bosomed; plump; jolly
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Cabal
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n. Small group of persons secretly united to promote their own interests
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Cache
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n. Hiding place
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Cadaver
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n. Corpse
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cadaverous
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adj. Like a corpse; pale
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Cadence
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n. Rhythmic rise and fall (of words or sounds); beat
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Cadge
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v. Beg; mooch; panhandle
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Cajole
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v. Hoax; wheedle
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Calamity
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n. Disaster; misery
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Calculated
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adj. Deliberately planned; likely
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Caldron
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n. Large kettle
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Caliber
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n. Ability; quality
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Calligraphy
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n. Beautiful writing; excellent penmanship
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Callous
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adj. Hardened; unfeeling
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Callow
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adj. Youthful; immature; inexperienced
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Calorific
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adj. Heat-producing
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Calumny
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n. Malicious misrepresentation; slander
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Camaraderie
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n. Good-fellowship
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Cameo
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n. Shell or jewel carved in relief; star's special appearance in a minor role in a film
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Camouflage
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v. Disguise; conceal
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Canard
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n. False or unfounded story; fabricated report
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Candor
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n. Frankness; open honesty
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Canine
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adj. related to dogs; dog-like
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Canker
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n. Any ulcerous sore; any evil
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Canny
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adj. Shrewd thrifty
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Canon
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n. Collection of authoritative list of books (e.g. by an author of accepted scripture
n. Rule or principle, frequently religious |
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Cant
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n. Insincere expressions of piety; jargon of thieves
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Cantankerous
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adj. Ill-humored; irritable
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Cantata
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n. Story set to music, to be sung by a chorus
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Canter
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n. Slow gallop
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Canto
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n. Division of a long poem
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Canvass
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v. Determine or seek options, votes, etc.
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Capacious
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adj. Spacious
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Capacity
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n. Mental or physical ability; role; ability to accommodate
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Capillary
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adj. having a very fine bore
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Capitulate
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v. Surrender
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Caprice
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n. Whim
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Caption
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n. Title; chapter heading; text under illustration
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Captious
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adj. Faultfinding
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Carafe
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n. Glass water bottle
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Carapace
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n. Shell covering the back (of a turtle, crab, etc)
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Carat
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n. Unit of weight for precious stones; measure of fineness of gold
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Carcinogenic
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adj. Causing cancer
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Cardinal
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adj. Chief
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Cardiologist
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n. Doctor specializing in ailments of the heart
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Careen
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v. Lurch; sway form side to side
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Caricature
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n. Distortion; Burlesque
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Carillon
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n. A set of bells capable of being played
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Carnage
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n. Destruction of life
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Carnal
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adj. Fleshy
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Carnivorous
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adj. Meat eating
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Carousal
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n. Drunken revel
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Carping
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n. Petty criticism; fault-finding
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Carrion
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n. Rotting flesh of a dead body
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Cartographer
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n. map-maker
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Cascade
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n. Small waterfall
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Caste
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n. One of the hereditary classes in Hindu society, society stratification ; prestige
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Casualty
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n. Serious or fatal accident
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Cataclysm
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n. Deluge; upheaval
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Catapult
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n. Slingshot; hurling machine
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Cataract
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n. Great waterfall; eye abnormality
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Catastrophe
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n. Calamity; disaster
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Catcall
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n. Shout or disapproval; boo
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Catechism
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n. Book for religious instruction; instruction by question and answer
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Categorical
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adj. Without exceptions; unqualified; absolute
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Catharsis
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n. Purging or cleansing of any passage of the body
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Cathartic
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n. Purgative
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Catholic
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adj. Universal; wide-ranging; liberal
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Caucus
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n. Private meeting of members of a party to select officers or determine policy
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Caulk
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v. To make watertight (by purging seams)
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Causal
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adj. implying a cause and effect relationship
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Cauterize
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v. Burn with hot iron or caustic
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Cavalcade
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n. Procession; parade
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Cavalier
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adj. Casual and offhand; arrogant
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Cavil
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v. Make frivolous objections
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Cede
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v. Yield (title, territory) to; surrender formally
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Celerity
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n. Speed; rapidly
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Celestial
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adj. Heavenly
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Celibate
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adj. Abstaining from sexual intercourse; unmarried
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Censor
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n. Overseer of morals; person who eliminates inappropriate matter
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Censorious
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adj. Critical
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Censure
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v. Blame; criticize
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Centaur
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n. Mythical figure, half man and half horse
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Centigrade
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ajd. Denoting a widely used temperature scale (basically same as Celsius)
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Centrifugal
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adj. radiating; departing from the center
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Centrifuge
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n. Machine that separates substances by whirling them
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Centripetal
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adj. Tending toward the center
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Centurion
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n. Roman army officer
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Cerebral
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adj. Pertaining to the brain or intellect
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Cerebration
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n. Thought
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Ceremonious
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adj. Marked by formality
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Certitude
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n. Certainty
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Cessation
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n. Stoppage
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Cession
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n. Yielding (something) to another; ceding
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Chafe
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v. Warm by rubbing; make sore (by rubbing)
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Chaff
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n. Worthless products of an endeavor
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Chaffing
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adj. Bantering; joking
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Chagrin
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n. Vexation (causes by humiliation or injured pride); disappointment
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Chalice
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n. Goblet; consecrated cup
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Chameleon
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n. Lizard that changes color in different situations
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Champion
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v. Support militantly
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Chaotic
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adj. In utter disorder
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Charisma
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n. Divine gift; great popular charm or appeal
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Charlatan
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n. Quack; pretender to knowledge
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Chary
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adj. cautious; sparing or restrained about giving
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Chase
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v. Ornament a metal surface by indenting
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Chasm
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n. Abyss
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Chassis
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n. Framework and working parts of an automobile
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Chaste
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adj. Pure; virginal; modest
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Chasten
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v. Correct by punishment or scolding; restrain
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Chastened
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adj. Humbled; subdued; rebuked
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Chastise
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v. Punish or scold; reprimand
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Chauvinist
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n. Blindly devoted patriot; zealous adherent of a group or cause
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Check
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v. Stop motion; curb or restrain
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Checkered
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adj. Marked by changes in fortune
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Cherubic
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adj. Angeli; innocent-looking
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Chide
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v. scold
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Chimerical
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adj. Fantastically improbable; highly unrealistic; imaginative
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Chisel
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n. Wedgelike tool for cutting
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Chivalrous
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adj. Courteous, faithful; brave
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Choleric
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adj. Hot-tempered
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Choreography
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n. Art of representing dances in written symbols; arrangement of dances
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Chortle
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v. Chuckle with delight
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Chronic
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adj. Long established, as a disease
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Chronicle
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v. Report; record (in chronological order)
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Churlish
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adj. Boorish; rude
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Ciliated
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adj. Having minute hairs
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Cipher
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n. Secret code
n. Secret code |
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Circlet
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n. Small ring; band
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Circuitous
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adj. Roundabout
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Circumlocution
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n. Unnecessarily wordy and indirect speech; evasive language
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Circumscribe
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v. Limit narrowly; confine or restrict; define
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Circumspect
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adj. Prudent; cautious
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Circumvent
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v. Outwit; baffle
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Civil
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adj. Having to do with citizens or the state; courteous and polite
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Clairvoyant
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adj. n. Having foresight; fortuneteller
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Circuitous
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adj. Roundabout
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Citadel
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n. Fortress
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Cistern
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n. Reservoir or water tank
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Cite
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v. Quote; commend
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Civil
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adj. Having to do with citizens or the state; courteous and polite
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Clairvoyant
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adj. n. Having foresight; fortuneteller
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Clamber
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v. Climb by crawling
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Clamor
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n. Noise
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Clandestine
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adj. Secret
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Clangor
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n. Loud; resounding noise
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Clapper
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n. Striker (tongue) of a bell
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Clarion
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adj. Shrill; trumpet-like sound
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Claustrophobia
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n. Fear of being locked in
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Clavicle
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n. Collarbone
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Cleave
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v. Split
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Clemency
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n. Disposition to be lenient; mildness, as of the weather
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Cliche
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n. Phrase dulled in meaning by repetition
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Clientele
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n. Body of customers
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Climactic
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adj. Relating to the highest point
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Clime
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n. Region; climate
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Clique
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n. Small, exclusive group
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Cloister
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n. Monastery or convent
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Clout
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n. Great influence (esp political or social)
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Cloying
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adj. Distasteful (because excessive); excessively sweet or sentimental
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Coalesce
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v. Combine; fuse
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Coalition
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n. Partnership; league; union
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Coddle
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v. Treat gently; pamper
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Codicil
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n. Supplement to the body of a will
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Codify
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v. Arrange (laws, rules) as a code; classify
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Coercion
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n. use of force to get someone to obey
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Coeval
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adj. Living in the same time as; contemporary
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Cog
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n. Tooth projecting from a wheel
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Cogitate
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v. Think over
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Cognate
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adj. Related linguistically; allied by blood; similar or akin in nature
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Cognitive
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adj. Having to do with knowing or perceiving related to the mental processes
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Cognizance
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n. Knowledge
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Cohabit
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v. Live together
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Cohere
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v. Stick together
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Cohesion
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n. Tendency to keep together
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Cohorts
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n. Armed band
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Coiffure
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n. Hairstyle
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Coin
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v. make coins; invent or fabricate
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Coincidence
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n. The chance occurrence; at the same time; of two or more seemingly connected events
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Colander
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n. Utensil with perforated bottom used for straining
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Collaborate
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v. Work together
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Collage
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n. Work of art put together from fragments
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Collate
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v. Examine in order to verify authenticity; arrange in order
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Collateral
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n. Security given for loan
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Collation
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n. A light meal
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Colloquial
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adj. Pertaining to conversational or common speech; informal
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Colloquy
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n. Informal discussion
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Collusion
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n. Conspiring in a fraudulent scheme
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Colossal
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adj. Huge
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Colossus
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n. Gigantic statue
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Comatose
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adj. In a coma; extremely sleepy
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Combustible
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adj. Easily burnes
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Comely
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adj. Attractive; agreeable
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Comestible
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adj. Something fit to be eaten
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Comeuppance
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n. Rebuke; deserts
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Comity
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n. Courtesy; civility
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Commandeer
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v. To draft for military purposes; to take for public use
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Commemorative
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adj. remembering; honoring
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Commiserate
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v. Feel or express; pity or sympathy for
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Commodious
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adj. Spacious and comfortable
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Communal
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adj Held in common; a group of people
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Compact
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n. Agreement; contract
n. Tightly packed; brief; firm |
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Compatible
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adj. Harmonious; in harmony with
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Compelling
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adj. Overpowering; irresistible in effect
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Compensatory
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adj. Making up for; repaying
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Compilation
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n. Listing of statistical information in tabular or book form
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Compile
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v. Assemble; gather; accumulate
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Complacency
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n. Self satisfaction; smugness
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Complement
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v. Complete; consummate; make perfect
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Complementary
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adj. Serving to complete something
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Compliance
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n. readiness to yield; conformity in fulfilling requirements
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Complicity
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n. Involvement in a crime; participation
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Component
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n. Element; ingredient
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Comport
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v. Bear one's self; behave
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Composure
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n. Mental calmness
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Compound
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v. Combine; constitute; pay interest; increase
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Comprehensive
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adj. Thorough; inclusive
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Compress
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v. Squeeze or press together; make more compact
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Comprise
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v. Include; consist of
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Compromise
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v. Adjust or settle by making mutual concessions; endanger the interests or reputation of
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Compunction
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n. Remorse
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Compute
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v. Reckon; calculate
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Concatenate
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v. Link as in a chain
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Concave
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adj. Hollow
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Concede
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v. Admit; yield
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Conceit
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n. Vanity or self-love; whimsical idea; extravagant metaphor
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Concentric
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adj. Having a common center
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Conception
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n. Beginning; forming an idea
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Concerted
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adj. Mutually agreed upon; done together
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Concession
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n. An act of yeilding
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Concise
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adj. Brief and compact
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Conclave
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n. Private meeting
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Conclusive
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adj. Decisive; ending all debate
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Concoct
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v. Prepare by combining; make up in concert
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Concomitant
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n. That which accompanies
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Concord
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n. Harmony
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Concur
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v. Agree
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Concurrent
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adj. Happening at the same time
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Condescend
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v. Bestow courtesies with a superior air
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Condign
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adj. Appropriate; deserved (almost always in the sense of deservedly severe as in condign punishment)
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Condiment
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n. Food seasoning; spice
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Condole
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v. Express sympathetic sorrow
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Conducive
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adj. Helpful; contributive
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Conduit
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n. Aqueduct; passageway for liquids
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Confidant
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n. Trusted friend
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Confine
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v. Shut in; restrict
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Confiscate
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v. Seize; commandeer
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Conflagration
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n. Great fire
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Conflate
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v. Meld or fuse; confuse; combine into one
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Confluence
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n. Flowing together; crowd
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Conformity
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n. Harmony; agreement
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Congeal
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v. Freeze; coagulate
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Congenial
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adj. Pleasant; friendly
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Congenital
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adj. Existing at birth
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